10th annual Giants in Ceramics. (survey of ceramic companies sales)(includes related articles on mergers and new plants)

From: Ceramic Industry | Date: August 1, 1992 | Copyright information

CI Staff Report

Manufacturing concerns from around the world posted sales totaling in excess of $82 billion for 1991 in response to Ceramic Industry's exclusive "Giants in Ceramics" survey.

Participating in this year's survey are more than 400 firms manufacturing glass, advanced ceramics, whiteware, porcelain enamel, refractories and, for the first time, structural clay products.

In 1991, ceramic manufacturers not only were confronted with a slu...

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